MATRIXSYNTH

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Mother Lode Synth Meetup #1 Pics

A few pics in via brian comnes who let us know about the event last month.

He had the following to say:

"Small but tasty , next one mid September. This one was very nice , interesting gear , nice discussions 😊"

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Van Halen - When It's Love - Arcade Orchestra Teaser

video upload by JimDaneker

"ARCADE ORCHESTRA is an epic reimagining of the biggest hits of the 80s. It will have all the elements of 80s pop - all the synths, drum machines, and production of the time - but with a much bigger, cinematic approach. Arcade Orchestra will be an immersive live experience and feature major guest artists, a live orchestra, a large percussion ensemble called STIKYARD, a world-class band, choir, and cutting-edge production.

Stay in touch and follow the journey back...FROM the future:

Website: https://www.arcadeorchestra.com"

Behringer DeepMind 12 Juno Patch Fun NO FX Analog Synthesizer Rik Marston

video upload by Rik Marston Official

"Analog Synthesizer Demo by Rik Marston
*Watch in HD!* *NO Talking!* *Turn it up!*

My Etsy store: AhnyxianSoundDesign
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AhnyxianSou..."

présentation Mos-lab Tangram Sequencer proto

video upload by MOS-LAB

Click CC on the bottom of the player for subtitles.

"présentation Mos-lab Tangram Sequencer prototype.
4x 16 Steps
Gate ON/OFF for the 64 steps
Ratchet (x1 to x8) for the 64 steps
step duration (x1 to x8) (/2 to /8) for the 64 steps
CV Range 2V/4V/8V for each channel
MODE : Forward/Reverse/Pi,gPong/Random for each channel"

Synapse Audio Dune 3 - "Phantasm" 40 Presets and Sequences.(Soundset)

video upload by LFOstore

"Lfo.store presents 'Phantasm' the soundset for Dune 3.

Dune 3 is a powerful synthesizer with huge potential and an incredible variety of sounds, this time we will dive into the world of pulsations, neon lights and cosmic space with 'Phantasm'.

Buy: https://lfostore.sellfy.store/p/sr-sy...
More Dune 3 presets: https://lfostore.sellfy.store/search/...

In the bank you will find: leads, plucks, arpeggios, sequences, pads and basses.

'Phantasm' brought together the warmth of retrowave, pulsing movements and the depth of space.

40 amazing presets and sequences are waiting for you and ready to fill your compositions with new colors and inspire creativity.

Suited for all modern genres of electronic music: retrowave, ambient, trance, house, classic electronica, downtempo.

We put all our effort & inspiration to make this patches suited for many genres & styles of electronic music.

Every patch of our soundset is musical & can be immediately used in your tracks & production.

Welcome to the universe of sounds."

Moog Messenger // Acid Test #Techno

video upload by Acid Alex

"Quick acid test with the Moog Messenger.

You couldn’t achieve this sound without the Res Bass as the bass is lost when you increase the Resonance so a big thank you Moog for adding this!"

Prelude in E-Minor (Chopin, Op. 28 No. 4) on Super 6 & Pro-3

video upload by Roman

Prophet Rev 2 / Groovy G / Ambient

video upload by Brad Shields

"No external effect used."

Arcturus / #arp2600 Groove box and the Moog brothers / Analog old school Synthesizer Jam

video upload by RandomVoltage

"'ARCTURUS' Analog Synthesizer Jam

The #arp2600 Groove box
Samplhold clock generator -master
Got a kick drum with bass and hi hats/ snare groove out of the ARP by it self- into #spaceecho #re202

The #mooglabyrinth sequencer gets triggered from arp2600 - random high notes

#moogmother32 - lead synth

#moogsubharmonicon - manual trigger - strings

#moogdfam - manual trigger - laser harp

All four Moog go through #eventide Blackhole

Recorded to #zoom livetrack l-6"

Glitchy Beats w/ OP-1 field, NTS-3, Reface dx | Last home 2025-06-14 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"A track built with OP-1 field, Reface DX, Prophet-10, and MOTIF-RACK ES—beat-driven music where glitchy rhythms collide with abstract synth harmonies.

OP-1 field: Triggered over MIDI to play the drum pattern; its signal runs through an NTS-3 for looping and tape-delay effects.

Reface DX: Harmony is sequenced via MIDI while I add live touches; a side-chain compressor in Ableton ducks it to the beat.

Prophet-10: Adds additional synth layers.

MOTIF-RACK ES: Supplies strings, flute, and other PCM textures."

Dark & Long (Dark Train)/Underworld - Circuit Tracks Version.

video upload by Guinan

"Best known for being featured in the movie Danny Boyle movie ‘Trainspotting’ this track was first released in 1994 by the band, Underworld. It featured also in the 2012 opening ceremony of the London Olympics (which was also directed by Danny Boyle). Prior to this my wife was only slightly aware of the band, but this song (and others featured) made her an instant fan! The album it is featured on (‘Isles Of Wonder’) is her favourite and is played in our house, in her car, on her phone whenever and wherever she has a chance so this is dedicated to her. Love xx

I was inspired to do this version after PinkPantheress’s new track inspired by this song. I’ve done a version of her track too and you can find it here; [Illegal/PinkPantheress video below]

Everything you hear is programmed into, played and produced by the Circuit Tracks. No extra synths or effects were used and the audio is a straight recording from the stereo out. There are a couple of samples being played (see below) to fill out the track and some very dodgy singing of the repeated refrain ‘Dark Train’ by yours truly.

More details for synth nerds:

This was fun to do and having polished this a bit more I would like to go back and redo the PinkPantheress track….if anyone would like to see an Underworld/Pink Pantheress mashup remix (‘Illegal’ in the style of ‘Dark Train’) leave a comment below and I’ll happily oblige ;)
The sounds on this were self-created exclusively for this track. The drum samples used were my go-to 909 and 707 samples from Yves Big City’s ‘90’s House Dream’ pack. I addition I created a looped chord for the choir sound (I used Arturia’s Emulator softsynth) and I merged this chord with edited filtered sections of my voice to produce the repeated ‘Dark Train’ section.
The track layout was as follows,
Tempo 136 BPM
Synth 1 – Bass Organ patch
Synth 2 – Main synth stab/pad sound (I used a wavetable wave, ‘Tri-Saw Blend’, detuned it and added tons of reverb)
Drum 1 – 909 bass drum and rim sounds (no reverb)
Drum 2 – 909 & 707 Hihat (closed and open and some ride)
Drum 3 – 909 Claps
Drum 4 – Arturia Emulator softsynth Choir chord loop (4 bars) and merged choir/”Dark Train’ vocals all loaded onto drum pads and played as if drum sequences.

Illegal/PinkPantheress - Circuit Tracks Version

video upload by Guinan

"This week's track is so new the paint is still fresh! ‘Illegal’ by PinkPantheress. This hyperpop spin on modern UK Garage just shows how dance music evolves and constantly changes.

If you don’t know the track yet see the original here;"

PinkPantheress - Illegal (Official Video)

video upload by Pinkpantheress

ROLAND J6 The Cheapest JUNO - Demo & Review

video upload by Woody Piano Shack

"Demo and review of the fun little ROLAND J-6 CHORD SYNTHESIZER, in the AIRA COMPACT groovebox format. This one has a fun chord sequencer and an emulation of the sounds of the classic ROLAND JUNO 6 synth. MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK
https://woodypianoshack.com"

The Casio VZ-1 does not do FM - it does wave folding

video upload by Collector Current

"In this video we explore the "phase" output format of the Casio VZ-1. Some people think this is FM synthesis, like the DX7, but it's not. It really is wave folding.

Read more in https://blog.jacobvosmaer.nl/0028-mys...

Soundcloud: / collector-current
Bandcamp: https://collectorcurrent.bandcamp.com"

Dual mono recording and using stackables featuring Strega and 0-Coast.

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"New modules are cool, but old modules are cool too.
Strega Unleashed is not the most descriptive title, but hey, I suck at making my videos easier to find by a wider audience. This is for everyone who wants to get more stereo from a mono semi-modular synth.

My increasing love and diminishing hate relationship with Strega is still going strong. I was under the impression I heard most of what it can do, but I was wrong. This whole idea started when I wondered about the Buchla TTA 264 'polyphonic adapter' which could round robin notes to various destinations. I am not using it in this video, this is more like a proof of concept. Strega is obviously a mono voice, but the delay accepts 'pitch cv'. The same applies to the 'Agitation' LFO. It gets even cooler when you also have a O-Coast because it provides another VCO and the 'Slope' LFO which can run audio rate too. The 264 could send pitch CV to four destinations like a rotating sequential switch and this will probably also work with the WMD sequential switch matrix.

However, in this proof of concept I'll just use stackables to honor the 'dark easel' as it comes, so without any fancy modules you don't own, and only using free VST's from Native Instruments (Replika, Raum). So there are two main takeaways in this video, regardless of owning a Strega or not. Stackables can make your old synth sound brand new, and recording your outputs on as many mono channels in the DAW as you can - so you can mix, pan and add FX later."

Patching a Dub Siren on Modular Synth

video upload by Biopower Audio

"The Biopower HI Five modular synthesizer CV controller interface, paired with the remote DIg It! joystick, is gives you expressive control over multiple parameters spread out over a patch. In a word, great for dark and mysterious DUB SIRENS!

These three examples use an LFO, envelope, VCA, oscillator and filter, and naturally, the legendary ‪@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC‬ Mimeophon stereo delay.

For more information and to order built modules and DIY kits, please visit https://www.biopoweraudio.com/hifive"